Paul Ryan Admits Marathon Time Claim Not True

[Stuart G]

Source: Huffington Post

Paul Ryan admits that the Marathon Time Claim Untrue...

The Huffington Post | By Alana Horowitz Posted: 09/01/2012 9:38 am Updated: 09/01/2012 10:08 am

Paul Ryan's campaign walked back comments the VP nominee made about running a marathon.

" I had a two hour and fifty-something marathon, Ryan said last week an interview. I hurt a disc in my back, so I don’t run marathons anymore "

But the Ryan campaign confirmed to Runner's World that he has only run one marathon, the 1990 Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, which he finished in just over 4 hours.

The race was more than 20 years ago, but my brother Tobin—who ran Boston last year—reminds me that he is the owner of the fastest marathon in the family and has never himself ran a sub-three hour run. Ryan said in a prepared statement. If I were to do any rounding, it would certainly be to four hours, not three. He gave me a good ribbing over this at dinner tonight "

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/01/paul-ryan-marathon-time_n_1848715.html

[Iggy]

1. LIAR..... GOP is the Worst

are they honest about anything????

[Heather MC]

2. they honestly hope their lies are working

if his brother picks on him about being the fastest runner in the family how did he forget his time

[Stuart G]

4. He didn't forget his time...

He knew damn well that he lied. Why? Runners know their time..They are obsessed about their time. So, he was making up a lie to impress his brother..and he knew it.

[Heather MC]

10. My DH had run over 30 Marathons, trust me I know about the

Obsession! He has the medals, and t-shirts to prove it.

[Cracklin Charlie]

34. Did you see those commercials during the Olympics?

The ones where the athlete kids watched their heroes, and then wrote down the winner's time, to use as a training goal?

They even know OTHER runner's times.

[Iggy]

5. I Remember when Al Franken

called out Bill O'lie-ly... for falsely claiming he won two Pew awards... Bill got all bent-- as if it
was a HUGE inconvenience he wasn't allowed to LIE like a stinking punk.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

53. I believe that it was a Peabody that he bragged about.

He actually won a Polk.

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176827-4

Check out the vid at 40:00.

[Iggy]

56. Thanks for the Catch

correct.. he bragged about the Peabody because apparently that has more status.

the point is he's a freakin Liar. why is the shmuck even on tee vee?

[alphafemale]

57. Is that the one with the line..."This isn't your show, Bill."

That was beautiful.

[stopbush]

32. What does it say about a person when their first impulse is to lie?

What does it say when they give in to the impulse 100% of the time?

[MADem]

3. If he's LYIN', he's RYAN!!!!!!

Goes well with

If It's Shit, It's Mitt!!!!

[Release The Hounds]

6. It'll be news when he (and Romney) don't lie

[cilla4progress]

7. Truly...

Is there anything these guys won't lie about? They've gotten away with it for so long, they have a sense of ENTITLEMENT to lie!

[Stuart G]

9. Perhaps the runner's vote will go to Obama.

And most of the exercizers as well. We know how long we exercize and how hard it is..For most of us..we don't need to lie.
But this lieing sack of crap needs to lie about something as small as this. Now he admits it. He will not hear the end of it.

Good

[KansDem]

8. I vaulted in high school

My best height was 11'6". I could never clear 12'

During the course of one season as the only varsity pole vaulter, I grabbed a first place, several seconds, and a third. I was mediocre at best.

That was over 40 years ago. Funny? I never forgot my height. But it never dawned on me to lie about it. During those 40 years I guess I could have told folks I cleared 12' or 13' or maybe 15', but then I wasn't a Republican running for high office...

[FailureToCommunicate]

14. I got pretty high in high school

...maybe five feet something (high jump) but, like you said, it never occurred to me to exaggerate about it.

[Dustin DeWinde]

43. I got pretty high in high school too

Waitaminute. you were talking about jumping....never mind

[louis-t]

29. I never cleared 12' either.

11 was all I could do, and conditions had to be right. Had to be asphalt track (ours was dirt), had to be fiberglass pole (ours were metal), had to be a Cloud-9 (ours was a bunch of foam rubber stuffed into a nylon pouch with netting on the top). Well, the Cloud-9 was just a confidence thing. You didn't have to worry about hitting the side of the bag and bouncing off and getting hurt. My best vaults were when we played the rich schools: Rochester Adams, Bloomfield Andover.

[KansDem]

61. Your story sounds very much like my experience...

-Cinder runway
-Foam rubber stuffed into a nylon pouch with netting on top until we got "Port-a-Pits."
-Aluminum poles, until we "made the team," then we were expected to buy our own fiberglass poles.

I remember one year we had a very wet early spring. The runway would get saturated and we'd have to wait a couple days for it to dry out. Then we work out for a few days before another heavy rain, then we'd wait for the runway to dry out, and so on... I worked out a lot in the weight room that spring.

My best vaults occurred when we'd go to an invitational. Several high schools would meet at a junior college that had great pits and a tartan runway which always made it seem like we could run a little faster. As I said I was mediocre at best and went up against vaulters who were clearing 12'-13' consistently. But I had a great time!

This was in the wake of Bob Seagren's 1968 gold-medal win in Mexico City.

[louis-t]

62. We had a vaulter who also was a high jumper.

Everyone was very impressed that he could do the Fosbury Flop, quite successfully. Unfortunately, my parents couldn't afford a $300 fiberglass pole. The guys that had them didn't like to let anyone else use them. They knew they would get murdered if someone missed a spot and the thing slammed to the ground and broke.

[Stuart G]

11. Note also..this was released Saturday morning..or

late Friday eve..

Saturday is the slowest news day. Comparatively few (to other days) check news. And also, since Runner's World couldn't find
Ryan listed anywhere, he knew he would have to eat it. People sign up for these events months in advance. Ryan honesty is going to be run through the wringer here. The entire exercize, running, swiming, and biking community will see this. good
Cheating and lieing are an issue in sports. Aren't they?

[renate]

41. I couldn't believe that steroid use in baseball made into one of Bush's SOTU speeches

But maybe now I'm glad, because a Republican administration was the one that made honesty in sports a big deal.

[Panasonic]

12. No shit, Sherlock.

Remember, your lies will be refuted with PROOF.

Now, go on lying, and going down.

Your seat is gone - it will be taken by a real Democrat from Janesville who knows the truth about the GM plant closing.

[alterfurz]

13. Paul Ryan's future tombstone epitaph

"Here Lies Paul Ryan...So What Else Is New?"

[flamingdem]

15. good one! nt

[tomm2thumbs]

16. Ryan Lied, Reputation Died

Actually, he's just getting a reputation as a liar. If you have to have a reputation, at least he has one that is true to form.

[JNelson6563]

40. His reputation as a liar is the only thing that's true.

[tomm2thumbs]

55. that and his willingness to side with a zygote over a raped woman's life

He's completely insane and if I were Romney, I'd be nervous having him around

[SmittynMo]

17. He's falling in line with the rest of them

How else was he going to fit in with the rest of the lying GOP?

[SoapBox]

18. Lying POS...

He makes me puke.

ALWAYS lying...ALWAYS a hypocrite.

[tomm2thumbs]

19. and HE'S supposed to be the NUMBERS guy !?!!!

guess that budget of his is worse than we thought

[chelsea0011]

20. Notice how Ryan has to turn his lies into

ainto a folky, homespun brother family issue. He can't just admit he is a lying SOS.

[KamaAina]

21. That was a pretty good speech he gave the other night

considering his pants were on fire. He must have been in a hell of a lot of pain!!

[amuse bouche]

22. Ryan = Rosie Ruiz

Back in 1980, Rosie started the Boston Marathon, then hopped on a bus, got off and finished the race panting. It was a big scandal.

I was so young and naive and utterly shocked that someone would cheat like this. It woke be up out of innocence and it changed my world view forever

Edit to add. I hope everyone watches Jon Stewart's Friday night show. He never does them on Friday but, believe me, this is special. He calls out the R's in no uncertain terms. It is a thing of beauty. You can probably view it on thedailyshow.com

[1StrongBlackMan]

23. I taught my daughter ...

That if someone will lie to you about the little stuff, don't trust the big stuff.

I guess no one in the gop has learned that lesson.

[tufnel]

30. Exactly

This is evidence of a much larger problem for this guy - lying about everything.

[UrbScotty]

24. Frankly I don't care how fast someone can run a marathon, BUT...

I do care if you feel you have to lie about it.

If you're afraid to admit that you're not the best at something, then you really shouldn't be Vice President of the United States.

[magical thyme]

25. meh. Another day. Another thousand lies.

Why all the fuss?

[WorseBeforeBetter]

26. He hurt a disc in his back? Does that mean he's hopped up...

on Hillbilly Heroin like Limpballs? Something's just not right about him, besides the pathological lying...

[SunSeeker]

48. Good catch. That could explain a lot. Or he's just a pathological liar.

[WinstonSmith4740]

27. Just plain crazy.

Lying comes so easily to repubs, they do it without a reason. Personally, I would have been impressed with a 4 hour marathon. What possible reason did he have to lie about this? Except it's just what they do.

[Coyotl]

28. No, if only they would run from the other lies in record time!

Grandma's Marathon in just over four hours. I'd brag about that as is Wish I could run one mile

[hue]

31. I srsly think Repukes cannot differentiate between their own fantasies & the truth.

[TBF]

33. If you're going to lie at least

pick something that is not so easy to verify. Stupid ...

[alterfurz]

35. "I worry that the story of Paul Ryan lying about his marathon time will overshadow the fact...

...that he's a sociopath." -- Andy Borowitz

[Peregrine Took]

36. If a runner knows anything they know their marathon time to the minute. N/t

[Smilo]

37. How stupid do you have to be to

say you would have a time fast enough to probably won the marathon - times were longer 20 years ago.

To make the claim and not think anyone will catch it - how stupid do you think we are.

He can't even say he was confused - what a dipshit.

If he lies about this - he must be lying about almost everything - Lying Ryan - sums him up perfectly.

[lunasun]

38. chronic! or you decide below

http://www.truthaboutdeception.com/lying-and-deception/confronting-a-partner/compulsive-lying/types-of-liars.html

[olddad56]

42. He is obligated to lie. It is a requirement for membership in the GOP.

[SunSeeker]

49. It's certainly a requirement for being on that ticket.

[DallasNE]

44. Ryan's Ego Has Been On Steroids For A Long Time

He must have thought his body was on steroids 20 years ago as well.

When I was Ryan's age I used to run a 10k at a 7 1/2 minute per mile pace with 1 run at a 7'20" pace. I always wanted to break 7 minutes but would not take the steps to lose the 20 pounds to make that happen. Thirty years later the times have climbed by exactly 3 minutes a mile and I am still happy with the results. Yes, I still need to lose that same 20 pounds. And I still feel no need to embellish the results as they are what they are.

[sakabatou]

45. It's almost pathological

[LovingA2andMI]

46. Can we call this what the 1,001 LIE by Ryan...

Another PANTS ON FIRE moment? How many more is this liar, loser, want to be is going to have before the media and public gives him treatment?

[Stuart G]

50. Much better than any old lie...I just realized it.

We all know people who got a great deal. Good looks, physical strength, money, position, connections, fame etc...Ryan has that..
But it isn't enough..He goatta be a less than three hour marathoner. More, more. and More...

People don't like this kind of person..Ryan..yep..he just shot himself in the face...good

[MissNostalgia]

47. ???

Is his name even Paul Ryan?

[and-justice-for-all]

51. They lie so much they forget what they lie about...nt

[Coyotl]

52. I am simply inspired by such blatant lying

inspired to start a PhotoShop this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021250539

[zonkers]

54. If he didn't get busted, he wouldn't have fessed. They are running a "walkback" campaign...

With all their money, they throw a million disgusting lies out just to see what sticks. So many it makes you dizzy. Then when they are taken to task on the big whoppers, they shamelessly walk them right back with mild contrition and move on. As if its a game and there was a moment of confusion. Meanwhile all their other lies are unchecked lies penetrate public consciousness.

[nanabugg]

58. What WON'T these GOP scum lie about?

[Liberalynn]

59. It's a start

but why doesn't he just admit he lies every time he opens his mouth?

[Politicub]

60. Ryan's marathon lie is more of a symptom of a pathological liar

The GOP lies so much that they don't know what's truth and what is a lie. They just make shit up.

[wordpix]

63. haha, it's so funny that he's such a big LIAR, even about a freaking race

Self-aggrandize much, Lyin Ryan?